Posted by Banditfarmer on November 02, 2014 at 07:18:07 from (75.186.9.25):
Hear in SW Ohio we are loosing feed mills, It seams the EPA rules are shutting them down. 2 years ago the closest mill stopped buying grain because OSHA required him to buy about $150000 worth of new safety equipment for the pit and bin area. To much for a small mill so he stopped buying grain. 2 months ago I got a letter from him and he is no longer going to grind feed but he will be selling pre bagged feeds because of EPA regulations.
I know a guy that owns a mill in town who last year spent over $100,000 to comply with EPA regulation for just the grain unloading pit area. All enclosed with the filter system to control the dust. Now they want the same thing for the mill area, He dose not know if he can afford to do this and keep the mill going. He said they want him to keep and test samples of feed for every batch he grinds. I cant even think of how many 200 to 500lbs he grinds a day and now they want testing too! Ware dose it end? How do they expect small mills to stay in open with all these regulations? I guess the big mills will be making more money and the small mills will close with the lose of jobs and custom feed blends. It really hard to believe how many mills have closed in the last 5 years. Now everyone goes TSC or other box stores to buy feed and dog foods. We are losing a big part of the American farm life. Bandit
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